Adventurer and Wildlife TV presenter Steve Backshall diving with a great white shark.
© Mark Rackley
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Our Craziest Shark Stories
Shark Week is here and we're celebrating with these fishy tales.
By Mary Perkins
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Marianne Aventurier diving with a blue shark near the Azores Island.
Face to face with a blue shark in the Azores© Alex Voyer
It's the week we look forward to all year! Shark Week is back and we're no strangers to the subject. In fact, we've got plenty of good stories for you to chew on. So settle down on dry land and learn a bit more about these predators (and the people who swim with them).
French free divers Alex Roubaud and Alex Voyer believe that holding their breath is the best way to interact with sea life. These gorgeous shots show a world few will ever see up close.
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Watch the animated story of how Red Bull X-Alps athlete Gavin McClurg survived a near-disastrous scuba dive.
Fabien Cousteau getting out of a shark-shape submarine during the Troy project.
That's not a shark – it's a submarine© Kip Evans
Much like his grandfather, Fabien Cousteau isn't afraid to take on an underwater adventure. See how he built Troy, the shark-sub, and why his sister thinks he's nuts.
Adventurer and Wildlife TV presenter Steve Backshall diving with a great white shark.
No cage diving© Mark Rackley
The last thing you want to hear when you're out in the water is "Shark!" However, there's another sea creature that's way more deadly.
How the got the shot, animal-style.
No shark cage© Jeb Corliss
How'd they get those pictures of scary animals?
Yes, that's a great white. No, photographer Amos Nachoum is not in a shark cage. He can explain ...
Mike Coots POV Tube Shot
Mike Coots' incredible prosthetic POV pit© Mike Coots
People are pretty suprised when they discover Mike Coots is a crusader for the conservation of sharks. Coots, y’see, is missing his right leg from midthigh, the result of a tiger shark taking a bite at his home beach in Kauai in 1997. Now, he's an inspiration to conservation activists everywhere.
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